Strange, but I quit recommending Norton for AV a long time ago. I like
AVG Free or ClamAV.
Where'd you get the download - Hugin's official site?
I encountered something related to another F/OSS program, the very
useful audio editor called Audacity. (I use the Linux version installed
from my distro's repositories.) I was searching for an ebook version of
"Slaughterhouse-Five" and found a link at Megadownloads.com. I followed
the link. It let me download an encrypted ZIP file containing the ebook
and a couple of files giving me a link to follow to get the password to
decrypt the ZIP file. I followed the link. It required me to pick from
one of about 8 options - take online surveys, etc, etc. One option was
to download the Windows version of Audacity. So I did that. Since I
don't use Windows, I couldn't install it, but the download worked, left
me with an EXE file named something like "Audacity.WindowsInstaller.exe".
Having downloaded it, I figured I was good, so switched back to the
Magedownloads site. It was waiting for me to INSTALL the program. I
presume its installer would then signal back to their site that I'd
installed it, then give me the password for the ebook file.
Instead, I decided that their site was possibly distributing something
infected with malware/spyware, and deleted everything I'd downloaded.
Not saying that the Windows Hugin you downloaded is actually infected,
but if you didn't get it from anything like an official Hugin source,
I'd be pretty suspicious of it.
On 07/10/2014 10:12 AM, Richard S wrote:
> Hi
>
> I downloaded Hugin. However my Norton antivirus classes it as
> untrustworthy, and immediately removed it (before I could install).
>
> I have pasted the information Norton displayed, including tips on how to
> whitelist the program, below. It would be good if this situation could
> be avoided. As it stands this naturally makes me very uneasy about
> recovering Hugin from quarantine and installing it.
>
> ~~~
>
> *Updated: *
> February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM
> *Type: *
> Other
> *Risk Impact: *
> High
> *Systems Affected: *
> Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
>
>
> Behavior
>
> WS.Reputation.1 is a detection for files that have a low reputation
> score based on analyzing data from Symantec’s community of users and
> therefore are likely to be security risks. Detections of this type are
> based on Symantec’s reputation-based security technology. Because this
> detection is based on a reputation score, it does not represent a
> specific class of threat like adware or spyware, but instead applies to
> all threat categories.
>
> The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens
> of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to
> compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process
> identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional
> signatures and behavior-based detection techniques.
>
>
> Antivirus Protection Dates
>
> * *Initial Rapid Release version *March 27, 2009
> * *Latest Rapid Release version *April 20, 2010 revision 025
> * *Initial Daily Certified version *March 27, 2009 revision 005
> * *Latest Daily Certified version *April 20, 2010 revision 024
> * *Initial Weekly Certified release date *April 1, 2009
>
> Click here
> <
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-051308-1854-99#>
> for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified
> virus definitions.
> ~~~
>
> *Updated: *
> February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM
> *Type: *
> Other
> *Risk Impact: *
> High
> *Systems Affected: *
> Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
>
> Symantec’s reputation technology system tracks the attributes of
> software files (applications, drivers and DLLs) from multiple sources,
> including:
>
> * Anonymous data contributed by tens of millions of Norton Community
> Watch
> <
http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/policies/ncwprivacy.jsp> members
> * Anonymous data contributed by enterprise customers in a data
> collection program tailored to large enterprises
> * Data provided by software publishers
> * Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network
> <
http://www.symantec.com/business/playerdetail.jsp?cid=enhanced_secur_protection_gin&sg=business&type=videos&lg=en&ct=us&fp=y>
>
>
> The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" (Symantec’s tens
> of millions of end users) connected to cloud-based intelligence to
> compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process
> identify malicious software in an entirely new way beyond traditional
> signatures and behavior-based detection techniques.
>
> The system considers many aspects of a file, including file age, file
> download source, digital signature, and file prevalence. These
> attributes are combined using a proprietary algorithm to determine a
> file’s safety reputation. The system maintains a rating for all files
> rather than just malicious files. Each software file is given a GOOD,
> BAD or SUSPICIOUS rating.
>
> Symantec’s reputation-based security engine continuously monitors all
> files and over time a file’s reputation may change.
>
> ~~~
>
>
> *Updated: *
> February 15, 2012 3:15:47 PM
> *Type: *
> Other
> *Risk Impact: *
> High
> *Systems Affected: *
> Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
>
> *WHITE-LISTING*
> Software developers who want to accelerate the reputation building
> process for their new software applications should submit new
> applications to the Symantec white-listing program. Details of that
> program can be found here <
https://submit.symantec.com/whitelist/>.
>
>
> *DISPUTES*
> If you believe that a program has been incorrectly classified by the
> Symantec reputation-based security system, then you may submit a dispute
> using this Web form <
https://submit.symantec.com/dispute/insight/>.
>
>
> *REMOVING A FILE FROM QUARANTINE*
> It is possible to restore a file from quarantine to its previous
> location on your computer. This should only be done if you are certain
> that the file is not malicious. Symantec strongly recommend that you
> submit the file that was detected even if you choose to restore the file
> from quarantine.
>
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>
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